SPA-Chemistry - Ashley and Perrin

Project Topic	Creating glow-sticks and comparing them to store bought
Chemistry Concept	Determining the potency of home made glow-sticks compared to store bought.
Hypothesis	Homemade glow-sticks will be brighter and last longer than store bought glow sticks. (possibly due to the materials being mixed better?)
Journal Article	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9116535&site=ehost-live <-- are glowsticks toxic to children? http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7752179&site=ehost-live <-- how dangerous are glow sticks? http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=5067760&site=ehost-live <-- please pass the glowsticks http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39027462&site=ehost-live <-- Radium Columbia article http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=35756837&site=ehost-live <-- Radium industry article
Lab Procedure (Source?)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tItOOpyJP5k <-- This is the video that explains the procedure for making glow-sticks.
Apparatus and Chemicals needed	10mL Diethyl Phthalate 3mg of fluorescent dye 50mg TCPO (if it is too expensive we could make it using these intructions:http://sites.google.com/site/nurdrage/chemistry-experiments/how-to-make--tcpo--bis-2-4-6-trichlorophenyl--oxalate 100mg sodium acetate 3mL 30% hydrogen peroxide (add last to start reaction)
Safety Information:Chemical/Reaction	MSDS DATA for materials: https://msdsmanagement.msdsonline.com/ViewPDF.aspx?LibraryID=FBY905&Page=3&InNewWindow=1&Track=1 – diethyl phthalate https://msdsmanagement.msdsonline.com/ViewPDF.aspx?LibraryID=CUU640&Page=3&InNewWindow=1&Track=1 – fluorescent dye https://msdsmanagement.msdsonline.com/ViewPDF.aspx?LibraryID=EZN613&Page=3&InNewWindow=1&Track=1 – TCPO https://msdsmanagement.msdsonline.com/ViewPDF.aspx?LibraryID=FCU901&Page=3&InNewWindow=1&Track=1 – sodium acetate (liquid) https://msdsmanagement.msdsonline.com/ViewPDF.aspx?LibraryID=ENX382&Page=3&InNewWindow=1&Track=1 – hydrogen peroxide
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